"Efflux" : Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery

"Efflux" by John M. Adams at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery	Efflux: John M. Adams ef·flux [ef-luhks] -noun 1. outward flow, as of water. 2. something that flows out; effluence. 3. a passing or lapse of time. 4. a passing away; expiration; ending. view images here
"Efflux" detail "Efflux" January 14 - 6pm February 15, 2011 (on view 24 hours a day) "Adams' work straddles the domains of performance and installation art; his drawings are designed and created specific for their space, and immediately destroyed at the close of the exhibition. The feathery line-quality of his graphite drawings evoke plumes of smoke, equally transitory and in keeping with the larger work's momentary existence. Alongside the installation's gestural work will also be a monitor looping footage of Adams creating the piece itself. Together Efflux's components offer a metaphor for evolution - moving the viewer through creation, existence, and eventual destruction." -Brooke Seidelmann, Gallery Director, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center 1632 U St NW Washington, DC 20009 202.483.8600
Additional Exhibitions
"Finding Zero" - Solo Exhibition January 6-February 27, 2011 John M. Adams' paintings represent the process of grasping at that which is transient and ephemeral. Adams' adventures canoeing down rivers, traversing mountains, and navigating urban jungles inform their visual language. His perceptions of these experiences remain ambiguously familiar and appear if not in the composition of the work, then in the process. Athenaeum 201 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703.548.0035 "Like Nowhere I've Been: Landscapes de un Sueno" March 5 - April 23, 2011 This two person exhibition features large scale ethereal graphite drawings from John M. Adams and Mark Parascandola's photographs of abandoned "Spaghetti Western" stage sets in the Spanish desert. Curated by Eric Hope. Evolve Urban Arts Project 1375 Maryland Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 202.489.8160

Reception for "Finding Zero" 4-6pm January 9, 2011

"Finding Zero", paintings by John M. Adams

Seep, oil and acrylic on wood panel, 20"x17"

Public reception: 4-6pm Sunday January 9, 2011 "Finding Zero" by John M. Adams at the Athenaeum 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Va 22314 / 703.548.0035 John M. Adams' paintings represent the process of grasping at that which is transient and ephemeral. Adams' adventures canoeing down rivers, traversing mountains, and navigating urban jungles inform their visual language. His perceptions of these experiences remain ambiguously familiar and appear if not in the composition of the work, then in the process. Artist Statement: My current body of work activates the perceptual connection between artist, object (or environment), and viewer. The paintings reflect my meditative process of repetitive mark making through the transparent layers of subtle atmospheric and textured surfaces. These chaotic marks are juxtaposed with the structure of a regulated rhythm of horizontal lines (not unlike those found on maps, graphs and notebook paper). The combination resonates with a quiet vibration that propels the viewer into an image whose color scheme and composition remain ambiguously familiar, as if from an incomplete memory that is nonetheless vivid. The combination of process and product are an amalgam of time and space where memory and experience of the present meet. The Athenaeum is an amazing venue with wonderful natural light, those who arrive early with be delighted to see the work under these conditions. I look forward to seeing you at the reception. The Athenaeum is open Thursday, Friday and Sunday 12-4pm and Saturday 1-4pm. "Finding Zero" will run January 6 - February 27, 2011. John M. Adams Paintings, Drawings and Site-Specific Artwork www.thefullempty.com

Date Change for "Efflux" Drawing Installation

My drawing installation at The Smith Farm Center for the Healing Arts has been delayed a couple of days because they are installing a new video monitor. I willnow be installing the drawing on the afternoon of Thursday January 13, 2011 and it will be on view for 3 weeks following that date before it is destroyed - don't miss it!